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Coronavirus: Montreal hospital does about-face on delivery-room partner ban

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The Jewish General Hospital in Montreal has backed down from a controversial policy that banned partners in the delivery room for nearly three weeks.

The hospital banned partners and all other accompanying people from deliveries on April 3 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy, which ignited a firestorm of criticism, was put into place after a father-to-be reportedly lied about having symptoms of COVID-19.

In a statement, the Jewish General Hospital says patients will now be allowed one person to accompany them “during active labour and the immediate post-partum period.” That accompanying person will be screened with a COVID-19 questionnaire before being allowed into the hospital. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest

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